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NUWC Division Newport’s 70th anniversary of explosion demonstrates the importance of honoring Memorial Day
May 23, 2025 — On the morning of April 26, 1955, five civilian workers at the Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, a precursor organization of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, were killed in an explosion during a test event. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that incident and the deaths... MORE

MIT lecturer, author shares research on innovation with NUWC Division Newport workforce
May 22, 2025 — Dr. Phil Budden, a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management, delivered a briefing titled “MIT’s Approach to Innovation” to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport workforce on May 7, as part of a monthlong focus on innovation.NUWC Division Newport and MIT have a relationship... MORE

NUWC Division Newport hosts the commander of Submarine Group 7 for tours, briefings on May 2
May 20, 2025 — The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport welcomed Rear Adm. Lincoln Reifsteck, Commander of Submarine Group 7 (CSG7) and Task Forces 54 and 74 based in Yokosuka, Japan, on May 2... MORE

NUWC Division Newport-sponsored robotics team finishes among top alliances at world competition
May 19, 2025 — Team 78 AIR STRIKE, a Rhode Island-based FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) high school robotics team, sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, concluded its 2025 competition season with distinction, reaching the playoffs and finishing among the top 16 alliances in the world in the Daly Division at the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship held in Houston, Texas, April 16-19... MORE

Two NUWC Division Newport employees win 2024 American Society of Naval Engineers awards
May 9, 2025 — Two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport engineers have won American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) awards for 2024. Michael Connelly, technical project manager for the Undersea Warfare Platforms and Payload Integration Department, is the winner of the Frank C. Jones Award, and Dr. Thomas Ramotowski, a senior chemist for the Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, is the winner of the Solberg Award... MORE

NUWC Division Newport hosts MIT’s Dr. Steven Spear for problem-solving discussion
May 6, 2025 — Dr. Steven Spear, a renowned author and senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management, spoke to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport workforce and toured the command on April 28... MORE

NUWC Division Newport engineer mentors university students on underwater vehicle projects
May 1, 2025 — Two university senior design teams, and their Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport mentor, presented their unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) Capstone projects to Division Newport staff on April 9... MORE

Australian Department of Defence air vice-marshal visits NUWC Division Newport for tours, briefings
April 22, 2025 — The U.S. and Australia have a long-standing military relationship that only continues to grow through collaboration. In helping to bolster that relationship, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on April 7 welcomed Air Vice-Marshal Gerry van Leeuwen, head of Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Systems for the Department of... MORE

Undersea Warfighting Development Center leadership visits NUWC Division Newport
April 10, 2025 — A constant co-evolution of technology and operational concepts is critical to providing the best warfighting capabilities possible to the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet... MORE

NUWC Division Newport presents innovation and ONR awards to students in RI State Science and Engineering Fair
April 3, 2025 — On March 19, U.S. Navy Reservist Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Quinn, an engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, presented Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Division Newport Innovation Awards to the selected winners of the R.I. State Science and Engineering Fair held on March 15 at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Knight Campus in Warwick... MORE

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